House Bill 2546 - Relating to inhalants; Defines (inhalant delivery system), Amends laws concerning sale of tobacco products to, and use of tobacco products by, minors so those laws equally apply to inhalant delivery systems.
House Bill 2636
- Relating to medical marijuana registration, authorizing physician; Prohibits if physician has provided for 450 or more persons.
House Bill 2668
- Relating to industrial hemp; Repeals statutes requiring industrial hemp growers and handlers to be licensed by State Department of Agriculture.
House Bill 2754
- Relating to immunity for persons who seek medical assistance; Exempts person from arrest and prosecution for certain offenses and finding of violation of terms of release or supervision if person contacts emergency medical services or law enforcement agency to obtain necessary medical assistance for other person due to drug-related overdose.
House Bill 2781
- Relating to prohibition against registry identification card holders at child care facilities; Prohibits Office of Child Care from certifying, registering, recording or providing state funds to child care facility when person with regular presence at facility possesses medical marijuana card.
House Bill 2980
- Authorizes defendant to request district attorney to approve extension of marijuana possession diversion period.
Senate Bill 320
- Allows food establishment located within residential dwelling to produce limited amounts of certain foods for sale to public without being regulated by State Department of Agriculture.
Senate Bill 364
- Relating to the classification of marijuana offenses; Requires court to use current classification of marijuana offenses when determining if person is eligible for order setting aside conviction.
Senate Bill 417
- Relating to retail sale of products used to deliver substances into a person's respiratory system; Requires premises where person makes retail sales of tobacco products and inhalant delivery systems to be licensed by Oregon Liquor Control Commission, exempts medical and adult cannabis use.
Senate Bill 445
- Relating to disclosure of information to consumers of marijuana; info on harmful effects of marijuana on pregnant women and potential for marijuana to cause birth defects.
Senate Bill 460
- Relating to marijuana facilities and children; Directs Oregon Health Authority to adopt rules providing for relocation of registered medical marijuana facility if school is established.
Senate Bill 464
- Relating to extracting cannabinoids from the cannabis plant; Requires specific registration and Authority to adopt rules regulating processing of cannabinoid extracts.
Senate Bill 479
- Relating to the clinical research of cannabis; Creates Task Force on Clinical Research of Cannabis and directs task force to study and report on development of medical cannabis industry that provides patients with medical products that meet individual patient needs.
Senate Bill 480
- Relating to the clinical research of cannabis; Establishes as semi-independent state agency Clinical Research of Cannabis Board, Directs board to promote use of cannabis as treatment for medical conditions, compile information on medical use of cannabis and identify and support organizations and entities that engage in clinical research of cannabis or that administer cannabis on basis of clinical research.
Senate Bill 663
- Requires premises where person makes retail sales of tobacco products and inhalant delivery systems to be licensed by Oregon Liquor Control Commission.
Senate Bill 844
- Relating to the clinical research of cannabis; Establishes as semi-independent state agency Clinical Research of Cannabis Board, Directs board to promote use of cannabis as treatment for medical conditions, compile information on medical use of cannabis and identify and support organizations and entities that engage in clinical research of cannabis or that administer cannabis on basis of clinical research.
Senate Bill 964
- Makes changes to Oregon Medical Marijuana Act, including limiting amount of plants that may be grown at addresses where marijuana grow sites are located and requiring registration of marijuana processing sites. Allows cities and counties to adopt ordinances prohibiting establishment of marijuana processing sites and medical marijuana dispensaries in jurisdiction of city or county.
2014, Legislative items

Senate Bill 1531, Medical - Specifies that governing body of city or county may prohibit the establishment or regulate or restrict the operation of medical marijuana facilities.
Senate Bill 1556, Legalization - Declares that person 21 years of age or older legally should be able to possess, transfer or produce marijuana.
2013, Legislative items

I-28, the Dispensary Initiative
SB 388, changes the Program for Law Enforcement; Decreases amount of marijuana that may be possessed by persons responsible for marijuana grow sites to 24 ounces, etc.
SB 426, Expands ability of employer to prohibit use of medical marijuana in workplace
SB 427, Relates to drug-free workplace policies; Requires applicant for medical marijuana registry identification card to notify employer before using marijuana, etc.
HB 2313, a Land Use bill that could effect Dispensarys
HB 2497, Relating to employment; Expands ability of employer to prohibit use of medical marijuana in workplace
HB 2503, Relating to medical marijuana in the workplace; Prohibits discrimination in employment under certain circumstances, etc.
2007, Legislative items

This is our page for Oregon State Legislation Items for second half of 2013-2014 Legislative session in Oregon.
It's part of our strategy to get the people involved in
these and all issues.
The objective is the empowerment of the people through their votes and
general activism - write your Rep!

STATUS:
There were 6 Bills concerning Cannabis (marijuana) in the Oregon State Legislature this session, none ending to our benefit.
Time for all good NORML people to come to the aid of their cause and, as a Voter - and person who knows other Voters - de-lect, de-fund and otherwise dis-empower those worked against us these last two sessions, as well as prepare for next session as a Lobbyist and an organizer.
Update your lists of names, make new friends, meet new groups. Now is the time to bring pressure, and in the future.

So what we're asking everyone to do is:

Find out how your Oregon State Senator and Reps voted and Vote accordingly.
For list of bills, talking points, and all the details, Visit - mercycenters.org/legis/2014/

Get back to us with names so we can update our Voters Guides and enable everybody else to do the same.

If you want to work in Salem and are interested in helping please give us a call, we will network you with the "Things To Do" work group(s).
Or, If you have ideas also call us and we can discuss and direct you to the appropriate people or group.

You may also get hard copies if you are in Salem by going to the bill room downstairs in the Capitol.

NOTEs on PUBLIC HEARINGs for future ref.

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a List; NOTE: There are 3 Initiatives in session,
see - here - for latest on How To yourself.

Will Oregon Have Three Marijuana Initiatives This Year?
| Oregonians going to the polls this November could have the chance to vote twice to legalize marijuana, or maybe even three times. Two separate legalization initiative campaigns are underway there, and both have a good shot at actually making it onto the ballot. And one of those campaigns also includes a constitutional amendment that could also make the ballot.
Oregon very nearly joined Colorado and Washington in legalizing it in 2012, when the underfunded Oregon Cannabis Tax Act (OCTA) got more than 47% of the vote. Prospects have only gotten brighter since then.
A recent poll showed solid majorities for a specific tax and regulate question (58%) and for a generic legalization question (64%).
And even sectors of the state's political establishment have suggested that legalization is an idea whose time has come. Gov. John Kitzhaber (D) urged the legislature to pass a bill that would put its version of a legalization initiative before the voters. That bill died when the session ran out, but it garnered some support in Salem.
>> Read more >>

The Oregon Cannabis Tax Act campaign, a double-pronged effort led by the controversial but persevering medical marijuana entrepreneur Paul Stanford,
who put OCTA on the ballot in 2012, is already well into the signature-gathering process,
>> cannabistaxact.org/

HOUSE BILL 4099 -
At the request of: Chief Sponsors: Representative Hicks (Presession Filed)
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Relating to marijuana; declaring an emergency.
Summary: Directs Department of Justice to conduct study on laws of this state that would need
to be amended if people of this state vote to legalize marijuana at next regular general election held throughout this state.
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Oregon 2014 ballot measures - Ballotpedia
| ... Oregon ballot measures have been approved by voters. Conversely, 86 of 161, or 53%, of measures have been defeated. On the ballot ... Oregon Initiative, ...
Three statewide ballot measures are certified for the November 4, 2014 ballot in the state of Oregon.
The 2014 legislative session began on February 3, 2014 and concluded on March 10, 2014. During that time, two legislatively-referred constitutional amendments were put on the November general election ballot. According to Section 1, Article XVIII of the Oregon Constitution a majority vote of both chambers of the Oregon State Legislature is required to place an amendment proposed by the legislature on the statewide ballot. A veto referendum is also certified for the ballot. In order to qualify for the ballot, supporters of the measure were required to collect a minimum of 58,142 valid signatures within 90 days after the end of the 2013 legislative session. The secretary of state set the referendum's petition deadline for October 4, 2013. Supporters turned in nearly 71,000 signatures, though the secretary of state's office confirmed that only 58,291 of these proved to be valid.
Eleven citizen initiatives have the potential to appear on the November general election ballot. In order for this to happen, supporters must collect and submit the required number of valid signatures - 116,284 for amendments and 87,213 for statutes - by the July 3, 2014 filing deadline.
>> ballotpedia.org/Oregon_2014_ballot_measures

Laws governing the initiative process in Oregon - Ballotpedia
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Signatures for Oregon initiatives must be submitted four months prior to the next regular general election. Since these elections are scheduled biennially, ...
Citizens of Oregon may initiate legislation as either a state statute or a constitutional amendment. In Oregon, citizens also have the power to repeal legislation via veto referendum. The Oregon State Legislature may also place measures on the ballot as legislatively-referred constitutional amendments or legislatively-referred state statutes with a majority vote of each chamber.
Crafting an initiative |
Of the 24 states that allow citizens to initiate legislation through the petition process, several states have adopted restrictions and regulations that limit the scope and content of proposed initiatives. These regulations may include laws that mandate that initiatives address only one topic, restrict the range of acceptable topics for proposed laws, prohibit unfunded mandates, and establish guidelines for adjudicating contradictory measures.
>> ballotpedia.org/Laws_governing_the_initiative_process_in_Oregon

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